Gang member arrested in shooting that wounded boy in mid-teens

A Greeley gang member is behind bars, accused of shooting a teenage member of another gang.

Police believe Joe Anthony Ramirez , 30, was one of several men who assaulted two members of another gang and shot a boy in his mid-teens in the leg on May 13 in East Memorial Park, according to an affidavit. Police said families were in the park at the time of the shooting.

The attack apparently erupted after the boy and the other male said they belonged to a different gang than Ramirez, according to the report.

Ramirez faces charges of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and engaging in a riot. He remained at the Weld County Jail on Tuesday afternoon.